Couples Counselling, Marriage Counselling, North Lakes, Brisbane, In person or Onlilne

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Couples Counselling

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Supporting couples who want to strengthen their connection

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This is for couples who:

feel frustrated, lonely and want to reconnect with their partner.
want to learn how to communicate better with less conflict.
seek to recover from distrust or betrayl.
want to understand each other more emotionally.
want to move forward from old patterns.
want to feel love, closeness and intimacy again.

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Ok, we're ready to work on our relationship

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Over time couples can feel disconnected emotionally and intimately from one another. Whether it’s life stresses, lack of communication, broken trust, family commitments or too many conflicts and not even resolution, couples may find they feel lonely within their relationship.

I provide a safe and comfortable environment for you both to rebuild your connection. A space where you are seen, heard and emotionally felt by your partner. As I guide you to learn new skills and challenge you when you need it, you will feel more in-tune and hopeful towards creating a closer bond with each other.

Couples Counselling Brisbane Linda Kelly

Session-by-Session process

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Long lasting changes doesn’t happen in just one session. You are bringing new awareness to connecting to one another differently.

The following process is for Session-by-Session Couples Counselling:

1. Couples attend their first Couples session together.

2. Followed by one Individual session for each partner.

3. Then followed by Couples sessions fortnightly until needed.

4. Then check-in sessions to help support and maintain the changes.

I like to work with Couples with a minimum of between 6 to 8 sessions. This will also depend on your needs and how you progress throughout the process.

1 Our first session as a couple

Arriving to the first session can bring up a mix of emotions – it’s your first session and it’s natural to feel that way.

Know that you are in a safe environment where you won’t be judged.

In our first Couples session, it involves exploring your current concerns, a history overview and establish a plan of what you would like to achieve.

You will learn some strategies you can use so you can see results right from the first session.

2 Individual sessions

In the Individual sessions, we explore how you show up in your relationship; your personal history, your own part in the relationship and how these areas affect your connection. We delve into what you hope for as an individual and as a partner within your relationship.

Each partner expresses their perspectives. I am not on anyone’s side, but rather I am on their relationship side. I’m here to get to the heart of what you both want and give you the tools to get there.

3 Follow-up couple sessions

After the individual session, we then have follow up couples’ sessions.

The focus is around the areas of concern mentioned from the couples and individual session, then I bring it back to what you are both willing to enhance on within yourself as an individual and as a partner, to strengthen your relationship together. You will learn new ways to communicate, connect with empathy and emotional awareness, so then you’re able to apply this knowledge to your relationship in a way that feels comfortable for you both.

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

As a Couple, learn skills to:

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Communicate in ways that help you stay present in the conversation with your partner. Feel more at ease when expressing your truth, so it helps to strengthen your interaction together, instead of arguing, feeling frustrated and alone.
Use phrases, words and body language that keeps your conversations inviting, emotionally safe and non-judgmental.
Manage self-regulation in heightened moments, instead of projecting onto your partner.
Develop skills to ‘read’ your partner’s cues and for them to ‘read’ yours, so you can cut the conflict time in half and both get what you want.
Reduce defensive behaviour to help create a neutral space without it escalating.
Create a deeper understanding of each other, so you both feel heard, seen and valued.
Develop new ways of negotiating (career, family, home-life, blended-families, ex-partners, in-laws, personal interests etc) so you both have your needs met.
Learn to look at your own part and make changes to help improve the relationship.
Practice new ways to deepen trust and become each other’s confidante.
Become more aware of who you are as an individual and do self-reflection.
Explore new ways of giving and receiving affection, sexual pleasure and spending quality time together.

Couples seek support because of...

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

Couples who seek out Couples Counselling are for various reasons, some include:

difficulties in communicating, making decisions and resolving conflict
expectations and power struggles
rebuilding trust after a betrayl
differences in values and roles
have become emotionally disconnected
mismatched libido and sexual dissatisfaction
stuck in past hurts and resentments
have experienced hardship, such as a job loss, major illness, financial stress, or the death of a loved one and want to revitalise their relationship

Some tools I use

I work with a range of evidenced-based modalities in sessions, so you can be assured you will go through a process proven to be effective.

Emotion Focused Therapy

This approach works effectively and harmoniously with couples. It provides a deeper awareness for them to explore their personal beliefs and attachment styles with their partner. Giving them an insightful understanding of why and how they connect the way they do. This then leads to creating new ways of sharing their truth with their partner and receiving truth from their partner, with compassion, care and love.

Behavioural Couples Therapy

This dynamic approach allows partners to explore their fundamental behaviour response and how it links in with their thoughts, emotions, core belief and any suppressed past hurts. This approach allows partners to learn new ways of having truthful and safe conversations where both partners are heard and understood, without the escalation. Through this deeper understanding enables couples to circle back to one another in a more supportive and non-judgemental way.

Intimacy and Affection Couples Therapy

This approach encourages partners to explore their affection and intimacy preferences, their ‘turn-on’s and their ‘turn-offs’. By exploring each partner’s underlying desires towards touch, affection sexual intimacy, what it means to them and how it connects to their core belief and values, allows partners a greater understanding of each other and living their truth within themselves and in their relationship.

Couples Counselling North Lakes Marriage Counselling Linda Kelly

I cannot recommend Linda as a couples counsellor highly enough! Linda was absolutely phenomenal in helping my husband and I navigate some of the toughest times in our relationship. Going into counselling, we were both unsure of what to expect, but Linda made us feel incredibly comfortable and provided us with a safe space to express our thoughts and feelings. Linda was patient, empathetic and skilled at identifying the underlying issues that were creating tension in our relationship. She provided us with tools and techniques to communicate more effectively, which made it easier for us to express our needs to each other and work through our differences. It's like the light has been turned back on for us! Thanks to Linda's guidance and support, we were able to reconnect on a deeper level and enjoy a more fulfilling loving relationship. Linda truly helped us turn our relationship around and we are forever grateful for her expertise and guidance. I would highly recommend Linda to anyone struggling with relationship issues. She truly deserves a 5-star rating!

Linda helped my husband and I through a difficult time. At first we were anxious, but Linda helped us feel comfortable to share our sensitive issues and she never judged. She gave us techniques to better manage our private situation and we’re still using them. We’re so grateful for Linda’s guidance and support because now we’re connected on a deeper level. We highly recommend Linda to anyone who’s seeking help in their relationship.

Linda has helped me navigate an incredibly difficult time in my life and marriage, she’s helped me truly understand the root of my sadness, fear and disappointment and to cope in some difficult circumstances. Her insights, advice and strategies have been so valuable and a lifeline to my situation. No matter how hard some session have been, I’ve left feeling lighter and with some hope for things to come. I found Linda kind, empathetic, experienced and generous in nature. It was a long drive for me, but worth every minute to do in person visits. My husband and I have both since suggested Linda’s services to friends

Linda has been a very special part of my life, my healing journey and has honestly helped shape the woman I am today. I see her as a very special shining light in my life. I am so grateful everyday I came across her kind and nurturing soul. She not only helped me through a very dark traumatic time in my life, but she helped me see myself, hear myself, helped me navigate my way through my traumas and life experiences. Linda also allowed me to see how courageous and brave I am and allowed me to walk a path of unlocking my true potential in my mind, body, spirit and life. I see Linda as a special mentor in my life and will continue to have her as a mentor in my life to help guide me through either troubling times or even just times where I’m growing and I need a little guidance to help me see my right path for me to take by allowing me to trust myself, my intuition and coming back to me, my home, my heart.

Highly professional and caring. Her input has given a new life to my marriage. Highly recommended coaching..